Comments for The Way of Cats http://www.wayofcats.com/blog understanding their nature Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:27:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on What I Said by Susan http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/four-paws-action/what-i-said#comment-592 Susan Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:43:46 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?page_id=1034#comment-592 Thank you for posting this. I had diaried the story on DK to which you responded and left your website address. I'm grateful to you (as are, I'm sure, many dogs . . . and their people) for helping to get the word out. To me, it isn't about financial compensation to those (humans and animals) whose lives have been horribly altered - although that is necessary also. Importantly, like you, I've reached the conclusion that since our government isn't effectively monitoring companies to ensure they act with integrity, it is up to us as consumers. And if enough people will boycott their products; not only will it get the attention of the company involved, but also serve as a warning to others who may be inclined to put profit ahead of their fiduciary responsibility to their customers. I enjoyed reading the posts on your website . . . very interesting! Thank you for posting this. I had diaried the story on DK to which you responded and left your website address. I’m grateful to you (as are, I’m sure, many dogs . . . and their people) for helping to get the word out.

To me, it isn’t about financial compensation to those (humans and animals) whose lives have been horribly altered - although that is necessary also. Importantly, like you, I’ve reached the conclusion that since our government isn’t effectively monitoring companies to ensure they act with integrity, it is up to us as consumers. And if enough people will boycott their products; not only will it get the attention of the company involved, but also serve as a warning to others who may be inclined to put profit ahead of their fiduciary responsibility to their customers.

I enjoyed reading the posts on your website . . . very interesting!

]]> Comment on RJ and the Abstract Noun by El http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/rj-and-the-abstract-noun/432#comment-590 El Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:07:28 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=432#comment-590 Hi Dropping by to let you know i have some new cat pictures, in my blog :) Please come and comment :) http://el.freakzter.com/2008/09/september-is-the-cats-month/ Thanks! Hi

Dropping by to let you know i have some new cat pictures, in my blog :) Please come and comment :)

http://el.freakzter.com/2008/09/september-is-the-cats-month/

Thanks!

]]> Comment on Dear Pammy, How do I keep my cats off the furniture? by Max Kaehn http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/keep-my-cats-off-the-furniture/290#comment-570 Max Kaehn Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:44:55 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=290#comment-570 Our cats love the cat trees from <a href="http://www.angelicalcat.com/" rel="nofollow">Angelical Cat Company</a>. Our cats love the cat trees from Angelical Cat Company.

]]> Comment on Dear Pammy: My cat is clingy by WereBear http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/dear-pammy-my-cat-is-clingy/236#comment-488 WereBear Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:22:24 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=236#comment-488 Ah, Bill, thank you. It's obvious that you've done a lot of things right. They love you very much. Ah, Bill, thank you.

It’s obvious that you’ve done a lot of things right. They love you very much.

]]> Comment on Dear Pammy: My cat is clingy by Bill the Splut http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/dear-pammy-my-cat-is-clingy/236#comment-478 Bill the Splut Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:29:51 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=236#comment-478 My first kitten, Kill Kill, used to get very upset when I left for work. She immediately learned that "shoes mean leaving." As I'd tie one shoe, she'd untie the other. I once had to to tie both my shoes four times before I could leave! She eventually learned an even deadlier tactic: <i>moping.</i> She made me feel so guilty about leaving her alone. I found that the best way to stop this was to make her purr before I left, and the best way to do that was to pet and praise her, and then give her wet food and make a big fuss over giving it. She only gets it just before I leave, and right after I get home. My other cat was abandoned at 2 weeks by his mother, and has real separation anxieties. If he wakes up and doesn't immediately see Killsy, he begins screaming and won't stop until she comes to him. He doesn't like it when I leave, but he's never freaked out when I do because I've always done the wet food ritual with him. Neither cat begs for food at other times (unless I'm cooking something they love), so there hasn't been a weight issue. Maybe they connect the wet food with "he leaves, but he always comes back." If there's one bit of advice that Way of Cats has given me that always seems to work, it's "make a fuss over the cat." Every time I look back on my successes with them, I realize that that's the most important part. My first kitten, Kill Kill, used to get very upset when I left for work. She immediately learned that “shoes mean leaving.” As I’d tie one shoe, she’d untie the other. I once had to to tie both my shoes four times before I could leave! She eventually learned an even deadlier tactic: moping. She made me feel so guilty about leaving her alone.

I found that the best way to stop this was to make her purr before I left, and the best way to do that was to pet and praise her, and then give her wet food and make a big fuss over giving it. She only gets it just before I leave, and right after I get home.

My other cat was abandoned at 2 weeks by his mother, and has real separation anxieties. If he wakes up and doesn’t immediately see Killsy, he begins screaming and won’t stop until she comes to him. He doesn’t like it when I leave, but he’s never freaked out when I do because I’ve always done the wet food ritual with him.

Neither cat begs for food at other times (unless I’m cooking something they love), so there hasn’t been a weight issue. Maybe they connect the wet food with “he leaves, but he always comes back.”

If there’s one bit of advice that Way of Cats has given me that always seems to work, it’s “make a fuss over the cat.” Every time I look back on my successes with them, I realize that that’s the most important part.

]]> Comment on A Special Appeal: Justice for Dogs by El http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/a-special-appeal-justice-for-dogs/999#comment-422 El Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:19:07 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=999#comment-422 Dear Friend, Thanks for drooping by at Mia's birthday post :) Regards. El Dear Friend,

Thanks for drooping by at Mia’s birthday post :)

Regards.
El

]]> Comment on Four Paws Action by Michelle http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/four-paws-action#comment-409 Michelle Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:39:17 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?page_id=1023#comment-409 I am so thankful that you did this! After you helped us with Papi and encouraged us to go from "group living in the same home" to "FAMILY" I knew that you could find the infromation I was lacking when I wrote to you about this.....Thank you for your love. I am so thankful that you did this! After you helped us with Papi and encouraged us to go from “group living in the same home” to “FAMILY” I knew that you could find the infromation I was lacking when I wrote to you about this…..Thank you for your love.

]]> Comment on At last, the chance: Win a Litter Robot! by Lee Klein http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/win-a-litter-robot#comment-407 Lee Klein Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:33:57 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?page_id=305#comment-407 I've been wanting to get a kitty but refused because of the litter box problem. This prize would enable me to finally get a cat! I’ve been wanting to get a kitty but refused because of the litter box problem. This prize would enable me to finally get a cat!

]]> Comment on Dear Pammy, How can I lower my cat’s stress from moving? by Netpetfriend.com - Where your pet friends go » Blog Archive » Cat Care Blogs - 08/27/2008 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/dear-pammy-how-can-i-lower-my-cat%e2%80%99s-stress-from-moving/203#comment-405 Netpetfriend.com - Where your pet friends go » Blog Archive » Cat Care Blogs - 08/27/2008 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:32:04 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=203#comment-405 [...] Dear Pammy, How can I lower my cat’s stress from moving? By WereBear … will help the stressed cat relax and start to enjoy their new home. Got here from a Link or Search? There’s more ways to care for our cat with The Way of Cats than the article you are reading now. See all of my posts on CAT CARE. The Way of Cats - http://www.wayofcats.com/blog [...] [...] Dear Pammy, How can I lower my cat’s stress from moving? By WereBear … will help the stressed cat relax and start to enjoy their new home. Got here from a Link or Search? There’s more ways to care for our cat with The Way of Cats than the article you are reading now. See all of my posts on CAT CARE. The Way of Cats - http://www.wayofcats.com/blog [...]

]]> Comment on Dear Pammy, How can I lower my cat’s stress from moving? by Bill the Splut http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/dear-pammy-how-can-i-lower-my-cat%e2%80%99s-stress-from-moving/203#comment-404 Bill the Splut Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:45:42 +0000 http://www.wayofcats.com/blog/?p=203#comment-404 <i>If we plan to let the cat outside in their new place, be sure to keep them in for at least three weeks, to reset their internal homing navigation.</i> YES. I had a friend who moved, and in the confusion of moving day her beloved orange tabby boy snuck out the door of the new home. Confused and lost, he tried to find his way to the <i>old</i> home, dozens of miles away. A car killed him. Don't just keep them inside on moving day. Keep them IN CARRIERS and then let them out in a closed room in the new place with food, water and litter, and don't open the door until all the chaos of the move is completely over. Better that they be scared in a new room than in a new neighborhood. If we plan to let the cat outside in their new place, be sure to keep them in for at least three weeks, to reset their internal homing navigation.

YES. I had a friend who moved, and in the confusion of moving day her beloved orange tabby boy snuck out the door of the new home. Confused and lost, he tried to find his way to the old home, dozens of miles away. A car killed him.

Don’t just keep them inside on moving day. Keep them IN CARRIERS and then let them out in a closed room in the new place with food, water and litter, and don’t open the door until all the chaos of the move is completely over. Better that they be scared in a new room than in a new neighborhood.

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